USS Shangri-La (CV/CVA/CVS-38) was one of 24 Essex-class aircraft carriers completed during or shortly after World War II for the United States Navy. Commissioned in 1944 and named …

CV-38 General Specifications. Class: Essex-class aircraft carrier. Complement: 3448 Officers and Enlisted . Length: 888 feet . Draft: 28 feet 7 inches. Flank Speed: 33 knots . Final Disposition: …

May 1, 2018 · An Essex-class aircraft carrier, USS Shangri-La (CV-38) entered service in 1944. One of over 20 Essex-class carriers built for the US Navy during World War II, it joined the US …

May 19, 2020 · Shangri-La (CV-38) was laid down on 15 January 1943 at Portsmouth, Va., by the Norfolk Navy Yard; launched on 24 February 1944; sponsored by Mrs. James H. Doolittle; and …

Reclassified as attack aircraft carrier CVA 38 on October 1, 1952, and antisubmarine warfare aircraft carrier CVS 38 on June 30, 1969, the SHANGRI-LA was decommissioned on July 30, …

Dec 15, 2021 · USS Shangri-La (CV-38), 15 December 1944, off Trinidad, B.W.I., wearing camouflage Ms 33 Design 10A. Shangri-La was on her shakedown cruise, before heading to …

The USS Shangri La (CV 38) holds a place in the history of the United States Navy. Its construction began on January 15, 1943, at the Norfolk Navy Yard in Portsmouth, Virginia. As …

USS Shangri-La (CV-38) A fictitious Himalayan kingdom described by James Hilton in his novel, Lost Horizon. During World War II, justafter the Halsey-Doolittle bomber raid on Tokyo of 18 …

USS Shangri-La CV-38. Displacement: 27,100 tons; length: 888 feet; beam: 93 feet; extreme width at flight deck: 147.5 feet; draft: 28 feet 7 inches; speed: 32.7 knots; complement: 3,448 …

USS SHANGRI-LA (CVA-38, CV-38, CVS-38) Most of you have seen the USS. Shangri-La Museum on the USS. Hornet in Alameda, CA. (or at least photos of it) Here is some great …